Pre Session- Sensex may open lower amid mixed Asia trend 02/09/2014

Pre Session- Sensex may open lower amid mixed Asia trend
02/09/2014 08:31
The key domestic benchmarks are likely to open tad lower today tracking a mixed trend in stocks across Asia as investors weigh tensions in Ukraine, dimming the appeal of risky assets. Ukraine warned over an escalation in crisis in the country’s easternmost parts and said that the nation is prepared to handle a full-scale Russian invasion. China’s Shanghai Composite was trading higher on hopes of fresh stimulus, Hang Seng fell while Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped as a weaker yen bolstered the appeal of exporter stocks. Back home, the Sensex may witness some profit booking after surging to record highs in the previous session when a rebound in Asia’s third biggest economy last quarter boosted sentiment.

Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. 18509443.00, Hindalco Industries Ltd. 11752433.00, DLF Ltd. 9833749.00, NTPC Ltd. 6689613.00 and IDFC Ltd. 6274359.00.

On BSE, total number of shares traded was 31.11 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 2609.86 Crore.

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 241627 with a total turnover of Rs. 9704.35 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 622288 with a total turnover of Rs. 24165.52 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 1947504 with a total turnover of Rs. 78439.57 Crore and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 268064 with a total turnover of Rs. 10185.09 Crore.

The FIIs on 01/09/2014 stood as net seller in equity and net buyer in debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 6773.53 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 1326.63 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 7276.93 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 863.54 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -503.40 Crore and Rs. 463.09 crore.